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verbdebarnacle (third-person singular simple present debarnacles, present participle debarnacling, simple past and past participle debarnacled)
present singular third person debarnacles · participle present debarnacling · participle past debarnacled · past debarnacled
- transitiveTo remove the barnacles from.
to debarnacle a ship's hull
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Barnacle-loaded ships bypass dry-docking by sailing into the freshwater lake, which debarnacles them automatically.
1951, Fortnight: The Newsmagazine of California, page 27
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debarnacle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debarnacle
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